The war of the twelve realms - Book 1 - Of squires and scholars

When seven year old Tryssen is washed up alone in Dragon's Head bay, he thought he was doomed to solitude and dishonour. His family killed by pirates and himself one thousand miles from his homeland, Tryssen must learn the ways of the mainland quickly, for it is a land where war is as common as the cold, and if a man cannot fight, he cannot live.